Telegram blocked in Dagestan, Chechnya
It was blocked at the request of law enforcement agencies
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Türkiye may introduce ban on use of social networks by teenagers
The Turkish government is considering the option of banning social networks for children under 16. The corresponding law may be adopted this year.
Discord blocked in Turkey
Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord in line with a court decision after the platform refused to share information demanded by Ankara, Turkish authorities said. Turkey's Information Technologies and …
Pavel Durov nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, arrested in Paris last week, should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, rector of the Eurasian International …
Russians spend over hour a day in social networks
On average, a resident of Russia spends about an hour on social networks every day
Twitter to replace bird logo in brand overhaul
The billionaire and Twitter owner Elon Musk signaled he will replace the well-known blue bird logo with an X. The change followed Musk's recent admission that advertising revenue remains nearly half of what it once …
Popular social media app expects to be subject to stricter EU online content rules
Social media company TikTok is likely to be subject to stricter EU online content rules because its number of active users exceed a threshold set out under the Digital Services Act (DSA), a senior executive at the company said. The …
Turkey to fight disinformation on social media
Turkey is developing legal norms to regulate social networks and combat misinformation distributed there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with the Yeni Safak newspaper, commenting on the purchase of Twitter by the founder of …
Musk’s Twitter takeover: Win for free speech or reason for a wealth tax?
US lawmakers on the right and left viewed Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter purchase as either the return of free speech or proof that billionaires should pay higher taxes
US makes exception for sanctioned Russians
The US Treasury Department issued a general license that allows sanctioned Russian citizens and companies to freely use web communications services. The list includes instant messengers, e-mail, Internet browsers, social networks, file …
Roskomnadzor does not restrict operation of WhatsApp messenger in Russia
Access to the WhatsApp messenger is not limited on the territory of the Russian Federation, failures in its operation are not related to the blocking of the Facebook and Instagram social networks (owned by Meta), the regulator’s press …
Instagram is blocked in Russia
An access to the US-based social network platform Instagram was blocked across the territory of Russia starting on March 14, according to the Russian IT and mass media watchdog. Last Friday, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision …
Facebook bans account of Russian delegation to Vienna military security talks
Facebook has blocked the official account of the Russian delegation to the military security and arms control talks in Vienna, Konstantin Gavrilov, who leads the Russia delegation, said. "Facebook banned the delegation’s …
Turkish President names one of the main threats to democracy
Social networks, initially perceived as symbols of freedom, have gradually turned into one of the main threats to democracy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a video message to the participants of the Information Technology …
Elon Musk 'thinking of' quitting his jobs and becoming influencer
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is "thinking of" leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer, the world's richest man tweeted on Thursday. "thinking of quitting my jobs & becoming an influencer …
Instagram testing new useful feature
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said the platform is testing the long-awaited Take a Break feature to give users reminders when they’ve spent a long time on the platform. “It does what you think it does,” Mosseri …
Uzbek telecoms head fired after restricting social network access
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev fired the head of the Central Asian nation's telecoms watchdog after he restricted access to popular social networks and websites such as Facebook and YouTube. The president's spokesman said …
Uzbekistan cuts speed of access to Facebook, YouTube over data law
\Uzbekistan’s government on Wednesday drastically reduced the speed at which its 35 million citizens can access popular social networks and websites such as Facebook and YouTube, saying they did not comply with a new personal data law. …
Facebook will change its name
Facebook will change its name to Meta. This was stated by the founder of the social network Mark Zuckerberg at the presentation of the company's rebranding. "From now on we will be called Meta," Zuckerberg said. …
Mail.ru Group rebranding into VK
Mail.ru Group will change its name to VK, the company’s CEO Boris Dobrodeev announced on Tuesday. "VK is a single brand for the entire company. Unlike Mail.ru Group, it will be presented not only at the corporate level, but …
